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Nikkei: Ishinomori Work to Get Hollywood Film in 2012 (Update 2)
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The The Skull Man. According to Nikkei, the film will open both in Japan and overseas.
Nikkei reports that Ishimori Productions, the copyright holder of Ishinomori's works, drafted an agreement with a major American movie company and will sign the contract within the year. The companies aim to lock down the director, cast, and other broad details next year. If the project gets produced, it will be the first Hollywood film adaptation of Ishinomori's works.
Genma Wars television sequel series.
Update: More background information added.
Update 2: The official website for Cyborg 009 marked the 45th anniversary of the manga in July with a message that mentioned offers for one or more overseas film adaptations. The message does not specify if this mention is a reference to Itochu's 2005 agreement, a proposed animated film adaptation which Peter Chung, or this year's tentative agreement. Thanks, Liam.
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